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Widespread drought and fears of a power crisis is forcing the Interior Department to start sending billions of gallons of water from Flaming Gorge Reservoir downstream to prop up Lake Powell.
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KUNC’s In The NoCo is a window to the communities along the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
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Courtesy of Jeff Gipe / Half-Life of MemoryWorkers at the Rocky Flats plant northwest of Denver helped build nuclear weapons during the Cold War. The plant is gone, and the land is now a wildlife refuge. A documentary and a new art exhibit explore the controversial history of Rocky Flats, and the memories of its employees.
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Hugh Carey/The Colorado SunA bill being discussed at the state capitol could help make it easier for artists in Colorado to do business. The bill would create a new type of company structure called an Artist Corporation. And one of its main goals is to help an artist maintain control of their own creative work. Hear more about what the bill would do – and its Taylor Swift connection.
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Boosting lawmaker pay during budget cuts isn’t a great look, but it’s exactly what’s set to happen next year. -
The 2026 Fort Collins Music Experiment festival, or FoCoMX, is Friday, April 24 and Saturday, April 25. Colorado Sound host Ben Freid joined KUNC for a preview of some standout acts this year. -
The order does not legalize marijuana for medical or recreational use under federal law. But it does change the way it’s regulated. -
Crews have been removing debris this month from a shopping center in Nederland that burned down last year. The work was delayed earlier this year while the property owner and state regulators figured out how to protect the community from asbestos exposure. -
The National Weather Service says there is a Red Flag Warning in the Fort Collins area for Friday. That means strong winds, along with low humidity, are expected throughout the day, creating an extreme wildfire risk. -
A massive and valuable energy resource is sleeping deep underneath the ground in many parts of Colorado: geothermal heat.
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The Arizona Department of Water Resources is gearing up for a legal fight over Colorado River negotiations and has hired a law firm to represent the state. -
Traffic deaths declined overall in 2025, but several Mountain West states saw increases. The new initiative focuses on risky driving behaviors. -
When wildland firefighters are on prescribed fires, they’re breathing the same smoke and facing many of the same hazards found on wildfires, but they don’t get the same hazard pay. That could soon change. -
National Alcohol Awareness Month highlights progress and challenges in battle against alcohol misuse in the Mountain West -
As data centers rapidly expand across the Mountain West, researchers say a key question is getting harder to answer: how much water are they actually using? -
As the President touts cost savings during visits to Arizona and Nevada, Democrats and advocates raise concerns over affordability
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